Dr. Sam Rizk has been chosen as a Top Facial Plastic Surgeon and Rhinoplasty Specialist by Castle Connolly, the #1 Organization which selects Top Physicians in every field based on recommendations by their peers. Dr. Rizk has also published his original techniques in many plastic surgery journals, which requires peer review by other plastic surgeons to deem it original and worthy of publication. Dr. Rizk is often selected by doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals to do their plastic surgery.
RHINOPLASTY PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT:
Dr. Rizk's philosophy is a natural, balanced rhinoplasty in harmony with the rest of the facial features. This may sometimes mean a dramatically smaller nose if you are starting with a disproportionately large nose, or it may be a very subtle result. Some of Dr. Rizk's results are dramatic, others more subtle. Dr. Rizk also usually repairs the septum and shrinks the turbinates if they are blocking patient's breathing preoperatively. Patients usually breathe better after the procedure and if you look at most of his revision cases on the main website and blog, he actually builds collapsed and pinched areas to improve breathing with grafts. Additionally, he uses cartilage- conserving and grafting to achieve smaller and more proportionate noses in primary and revision rhinoplasty, which actually makes the nose structurally stronger over a person's lifetime. HE REMOVES very LITTLE cartilage, even in very bulbous tips, to achieve this definition. Additionally, his 3-D endoscopic techniques, is not just used to decrease swelling and bruising postoperatively. It also achieves a more precise long-term result. Furthermore, by decreasing swelling, you also decrease scar tissue formation, which improves overall long-term results.
Dr. Rizk's rhinoplasty approach emphasizes a strong nasal framework and structure to ensure LONGEVITY of an excellent FUNCTIONAL and COSMETIC outcome. Vital to the above philosophy is the use of grafts to support a structurally weak nose or a nose which becomes weak after a reduction. Dr. Rizk prefers to use the patient's own cartilage for grafting, whether from the septum, ears, or costal cartilage rather than foreign implants. Occasionally, if no cartilage is available for grafting, Dr. Rizk will use a synthetic implant. Dr. Rizk spends a great deal of time sculpting these grafts with a special instrument he pioneered to give the most natural and soft result. These supportive cartilage grafts prevent scar contracture over the nose's lifetime and diminishes the need for revision rhinoplasty.
FACELIFT/NECKLIFT PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT:
Dr. Rizk's philosophy is a customized facelift and necklift with jawline and cheek definition. Dr. Rizk does many different types of facelift and necklift surgery and customizes the lift to your face and degree of aging. One lift does not fit all patients and Dr. Rizk does not have a "signature procedure" because each face is different.
Dr. Rizk's philosophy in his lifts is a natural lift which avoids the "pulled" look of older skin lifts. He also does a facelift which not only makes a patient look YOUNGER, but also MORE ATTRACTIVE. This is an important concept because Dr. Rizk's facelifts also reposition volume from the jowls into the cheeks. He lifts in the deeper layers which encompass not only skin and muscle, but ALSO jowl FAT. This repositioning of volume is important because it creates definition, rather than just "tightness" and it looks more natural. The loose muscles in the neck are pulled and tightened behind the ears and also in the middle under the chin from a small incision under the chin.
Dr. Rizk also pioneered the use of 3-Dimentional high definition telescope systems to visualize the face better in the deeper planes, making it a much safer procedure which avoids blood vessels and other structures. With this 3D telescope technology, the scars are smaller and the recuperation is faster because the surgery becomes very precise. Rapid recovery is just as important for Dr. Rizk's New York City Park Avenue practice as is a natural and long-lasting result.
Dr. Rizk featured on Stylegoesstrong.com
July 28th, 2010
Top NYC Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon Dr. Sam Rizk is featured on Stylegoesstrong.com as an expert in rhinoplasty for Hispanic patients. Dr. Rizk explains that distinct nose traits of Hispanic and Latino patients require special consideration and knowledge. Dr. Rizk utilizes his innovative approaches in Rhinoplasty and Facelift surgery to the specific elasticities which make him the Best Facial Plastic Specialist.
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Top New York Rhinoplasty specialist Dr. Sam Rizk discusses the progress of Rhinoplasty techniques over the past few years. Dr. Rizk speaks about new approaches being used and better results that can be achieved because of 3D high definition technique: “The internal structures of the nose can be seen with much more precision and clarity with the high definition 3D endoscopes. This ultimately allows me to achieve even better results with revision rhinoplasties that often lack support which may necessitate the placement of multiple grafts.”
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WSOCTV.com – Dr.Sam Rizk speaks about Teen Rhinoplasty
July 17th, 2010
Top New York City Facial Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Sam Rizk speaks about Rhinoplasty, the number one cosmetic plastic surgery performed on teenagers for the past few years. Dr. Rizk discusses the reasons that lead teens to change their physical appearance and addresses the importance of family support. At his Park Avenue practice, Dr. Rizk utilizes innovative 3D endoscopic technology that ensures natural looking results and a quick recovery time.
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Rhinoplasty Before & After Photos
July 5th, 2010
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| 48 yo female complains of long nose, bump, and bulbous asymmetric nasal tip. Patient underwent endonasal rhinoplasty 3d to remove bump, lift tip and add a plumping graft at base of columella (columella-lip-angle) to support the nasolabial angle and make it less acute. As we age the tip drops more and the nasolabial angle becomes more acute. An important technique is the plumping graft using the patient’s own cartilage to achieve this. | |
Revision Rhinoplasty Before & After Photos
July 2nd, 2010
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| 25yo female with a severe rhinoplasty deformity from a previous rhinoplasty with both a floating bone open roof problem as well as tip bulbosity. Patient actually has attachment of bone into thin skin in dorsum. Patient is shown 5 months after revision rhinoplasty. | |
Dr. Sam Rizk featured in Mann About Town Magazine
July 1st, 2010
Top New York Facial Plastic Surgeon Dr. Sam Rizk is one of the pioneers of the latest stem cell facelift technique, the Pure Graft System. Featured in the July 2010 issue of Mann About Town Magazine, Dr. Rizk talks about the process engaged in the procedure and addresses the benefits of this innovative cosmetic facelift method. Dr. Rizk explains that this technique involves using a patient’s own fat, and is therefore “superior to synthetic fillers, it lasts longer and there is no risk of allergic reaction”.
To read more about Stem Cell Facelifts, click here.
Necklift/Lower Facelift Before & After Photos
June 22nd, 2010
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| 55 year old patient interested in lower face and necklift who underwent necklift and a partial lower facelift to improve jawline. | |
CRAIN’S newspaper features top New York plastic surgeon Dr. Sam Rizk for a rhinoplasty procedure performed on a teenager utilizing 3-D technology. Dr. Rizk utilizes this technique in his nose jobs to maximize precision which results in a natural-looking nose. After the procedure the teenager says “I feel more confident, and that makes such a big difference”.
Rhinoplasty Before and After Photos
May 31st, 2010
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| 22year old Hispanic female shown 3 months after rhinoplasty with alar base reduction. Notice the nasal bump has been removed and the tip lifted and refined and nostrils reduced. This is an example of an ethnic rhinoplasty with thick skin. The skin was defatted and sculpted internally in 3d. Additionally, the patient’s own septum cartilage was used to build and define her tip. | |
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| 45 yo female who would like a refreshed look underwent facelift/necklift, upper and lower blepharoplasty and a subtle rhinoplasty-endonasal (incisions inside nose only). Patient is shown 2 weeks post-surgery and is still swollen but a noticeable improvement can be seen. | |
Rhinoplasty Before and After Photos
May 13th, 2010
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| 22 year old female who underwent endonasal 3D rhinoplasty to lift her tip, remove her bump and narrow the tip. Patient is shown postoperatively. Note that patient has a history of using a nose ring on the left side and has a slight indentation asymmetry from the nose ring. | |
Featured on MSNBC.com, Top New York Facial Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Sam Rizk comments about the rise of mother-daughter “cosmetic duets” appearing across the country. “I see it when there’s a wedding,” says Rizk. “The mother wants to have a little face lift and the daughter is getting a nose job. Or they both come in for Botox or fillers. I’ve even seen a daughter-mother-grandmother combo.” Seeing a family member go through plastic surgery can affect the decision of the individual, such as when a daughter sees the outcome of her mother looking rejuvenated and youthful again.
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Rhinoplasty Before & After Photos
May 7th, 2010
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| 25 year old Indian female with crooked and drooping nasal tip as well as severe deviated nasal septum. Patient underwent rhinoplasty and septoplasty with multiple cartilage grafts to define her tip as well as spreader and camouflage grafts to straighten her nose. Her tip was also lifted to achieve a more aesthetically pleasing profile. | |
Revision Rhinoplasty Before & After Photos
May 6th, 2010
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| 25 year old female complains about her tip as too boxy. Patient has separation of her lower tip cartilages and a saddle above her tip. This was corrected with cartilage grafts obtained from patient’s septum and suture techniques were used to make tip cartilages narrower. | |
Top New York Facial Plastic Surgeon and Rhinoplasty Specialist, Dr. Sam Rizk, was selected by the most trusted reference source, the Castle Connolly Guide, as one of its “Top Doctors” in the New York Metro Area for 2009. Based on his peers and patients reviews, Dr. Sam Rizk has been chosen as a “Top Primary and Specialty care physician”. Well-recognized for his innovative techniques, New York City Facial Plastic Surgeon Dr. Rizk is considered to be the first plastic surgeon to ever utilize 3d high definition live rhinoplasty and new powered-instrumentation cartilage sculpting techniques in Rhinoplasty surgeries.
See also: Castle Connolly’s Letter
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| Patient is 33 yo Latino male who wanted better balance between his nose and chin and underwent rhinoplasty to remove the nasal bump and chin implant, neck liposuction, and necklift to define and project his chin more. Dr. Rizk does a special muscle tuck under the chin with 3d telescopes to achieve a better result than with just liposuction. This neck procedure is done only from a small incision under the chin and does not involve incisions around the ears. | |
Dr. Sam Rizk featured in Body Language Magazine
April 30th, 2010
New York facial plastic surgeon Dr. Sam Rizk makes an appearance on The European Journal of Medical Aesthetics and Anti-Aging, where he discusses different facelift techniques that he uses in his practice. Dr. Rizk talks about several procedures, reviewing how he performs deep plane, endotine and short scar facelifts. His facelift surgeries result in a natural appearance and create definition along the jaw line and neck, which can be a key element of beauty.
Glow Magazine Reviews Dr. Rizk’s New Book
April 30th, 2010
Glow Beauty Magazine reviewed the upcoming book in the “roundup of healthy aging resources” of their last issue (Spring/Summer 2010). Dr. Sam Rizk’s New Book, “The New Face: A High Definition 3D Approach for Natural, Enduring Rejuvenation” will address his newest techniques in facial plastic surgery. In his book, Dr. Rizk discusses an innovative approach to facial rejuvenation, Rhinoplasty and other surgeries. As a pioneer in using this new High Definition Approach, Dr. Rizk will reveal details as to how this new approach can improve plastic surgery results.
TATLER Magazine features Dr. Sam Rizk as a Star Surgeon of New York
April 16th, 2010
U.K. based Tatler Magazine has included Dr. Sam Rizk in the latest “Beauty and Cosmetic Surgery Guide 2010″ Special Edition. In an article titled “Postcards from the Cutting Edge,” Dr. Rizk, Director of Manhattan Facial Plastic Surgery is featured as one of the Star Surgeons, described as having a practice “with its own super-discreet operating theatre and multilingual staff.” Labeling his rapid recovery techniques as being “light years ahead of his peers,” Tatler quotes Dr. Rizk who says, “I redistribute fat from the jowls back to where it belongs on the cheekbones.”
Rhinoplasty Before & After Photos
April 16th, 2010
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| 15 year old patient who underwent septorhinoplasty to correct a breathing problem by correcting a deviated nasal septum and to improve the profile and front views of the nose. Patient is shown 2 months after surgery and although tip is still swollen the columella is not hanging and the bump has been removed. Tip swelling improves over a period of months and up to one year after surgery. | |
Top New York Rhinoplasty Surgeon Dr. Sam Rizk appears on NBC News for the Today Show, in which he discusses Teenage Rhinoplasty Surgery and how it has become more common nowadays. An increasing number of American teens have been harassed and bullied every day about their physical appearance, especially now that Facebook and other social networking sites make it easier for others to tease them, driving teenagers toward having plastic surgery. Dr. Rizk, a well-recognized New York City Facial Plastic Surgeon, talks about the importance of evaluating the teen’s physical and emotional conditions before performing Rhinoplasty surgery. Plastic surgery can help teens to become more confident, happier individuals and allow them to focus on other aspects of their lives, other than their physical appearance.
Top New York Facial Plastic Surgeon and Rhinoplasty Specialist, Dr. Sam Rizk performs many rhinoplasties on teenagers. One of his patients, 16 year old Jen Selter recently underwent a nose surgery at age 15. For years, Jen was concerned about her physical appearance and had always been emotionally affected about her nose, enduring cruel bullying from her peers. After consulting a therapist and speaking with her mother, she was ready to see Dr. Rizk, who helped Jen to become a happier, more confident teenager, now satisfied with her appearance.
Featured on ABC News, Top New York Rhinoplasty Surgeon Dr. Sam Rizk speaks about a new approach in rhinoplasty surgeries. This new 3D High Definition, Cartilage Sculpting technique pioneered by Dr. Rizk allows for higher accuracy and precision during surgery, leading to better lines and tips of the nose, less bruising and an overall better outcome with Rhinoplasty.
Rhinoplasty and Chin Implant Before & After Photos
March 30th, 2010
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| 47 year old male who was very unhappy with shape of his nose and chin. Patient was mainly concerned about the worsening collapse on the right side of his nose and wanted some subtle improvement in his chin. Patient also had a deviated nose and difficulty breathing secondary to a deviated nasal septum. Patient underwent septorhinoplasty and chin implant and is shown after the surgery where multiple smoothly sculpted grafts were used to even out his tip and rotate his nose slightly. Subtle bump removal was also performed. The cartilage grafts were harvested from his nasal septum. | |
Rhinoplasty Before & After Photos
March 23rd, 2010
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| 18 yo female who did not like width of her bridge and tip from front. From the profile she did not like her underprojected, drooping tip and bump. Patient is shown 3 months after endonasal rhinoplasty. | |
